Monday, January 29th - Carpenter School Spelling Bee (Winners) - After school

Week of January 29th - SAEBERS Screening begins (Kids complete 3rd-5th, adults complete K-5)

Tuesday 2/6 - Thursday 2/8 - 2nd Grade COGAT Testing

Saturday 2/10 - Science Olympiad

Week of Monday 2/12 - 5E Survey

Tuesday February 13th - Beans, Brew & Ben 9:00 am (South Park Rec Center) please let us know if you plan on coming and chatting with us!

Thursday 2/15 - Carpenter Open House 6-7 pm (Mrs. Norman 5:30-6:30)

Friday 2/16 - INSTITUTE DAY - NO SCHOOL

Monday 2/19 - President's Day - NO SCHOOL

Saturday 2/24 - PTO Trivia Night

Sunday 2/25 - PTO Wolves Game Night

Tuesday 2/27 - Viewing of Angst at 7:00 pm (District Office) Please RSVP to the free viewing of Angst.

We've hired a new special education coordinator, Mrs. Tiffany Witt. Since 2015, Mrs. Witt has served as the Dean of Specialized Services at the Noble Academy in Chicago. Prior to overseeing the special education program at Noble Academy, Mrs. Witt worked as a case manager and special education teacher for four years at Ramirez Computer Science High School in Chicago. Mrs. Witt’s first teaching position was as an art teacher at Crystal Lake South High School. Prior to her first teaching position, Mrs. Witt worked as a special education paraprofessional at Crystal Lake High School for two years.

Congratulations to our grade level winners:

3rd Grade: Evan, Viktoriia, Emily

4th Grade: Lila, Brody, Renee

5th Grade: Gabriel, Gabriella, Charlie

They will be competing on Monday after-school to represent Carpenter at the District Spelling Bee. Good luck!

I was proud of all of our students that participated. We had a total of 49 students in 3rd-5th grade.

Hello Future Emerson Families,

Welcome to Emerson Middle School! As part of your child’s transition to Emerson, we would like to know which world language, French or Spanish, you would like your child to take in sixth grade. Please click on this link to fill out a short form indicating your choice. Please fill out this form by March 16th. Thank you!

Please contact Melissa Arnos in the Emerson Office at marnos@d64.org if you have any questions.

All The Best,

Tessa Shulman

Principal

Emerson Middle School

Chess-Ed is excited to return to Carpenter School to provide lunchtime chess instruction

this Fall. The 10-week program runs from 02/20/24 to 05/07/24 and takes place on

Tuesdays from 11:35 am to 12:30 pm (during lunch). The program is open to Carpenter

students in all grades and of all chess abilities (including those in full-day and half-day

Kindergarten). Professional instruction will include the basics for beginner and novice

players and build with opening theory, middle game planning, and end game combinations

for continuing and advanced students. Playing chess improves memory, uses analytical

and critical thinking skills, teaches problem solving, responsibility, sportsmanship, social

skills and more! The benefits of chess last a lifetime!

To register, please go to https://2023-2024carpenterchess.eventbee.com. Register by

02/06/23 to take advantage of lowest available fee. For more information about the

program, please refer to the program flyer. Chess-Ed is looking forward to working with

your CHESS ENTHUSIAST this Fall!